Former Spartak goalkeeper: the guys from western Ukraine treated me normally
Former Spartak goalkeeper Dmitry Tyapushkin spoke about the attitude towards him in western Ukraine. “Championship” writes about this.
“When I played for Niva, I was the only Russian on the team, everyone else was from Western Ukraine. They treated me absolutely normally. I don’t remember any disagreements arising on linguistic or national grounds,” Tyapushkin said.
The goalkeeper also explained why, being a native of the Saratov region, he received Ukrainian citizenship before Russian citizenship.
“While playing in Ternopil, I received a call to the USSR national team. I came to the meeting. And then there were still union passports. And they slapped the seal on me: Ukraine,” noted Tyapushkin.
Earlier, CSKA hockey student Mikhail Katin spoke about the attitude towards Russians in the USA. “There were no prejudices against me. Everything is quiet. An absolutely neutral attitude towards the situation in the world and towards the Russian people,” said the hockey player who played in America.
Source: Lenta
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